I used to rarely cry. I was tough and strong and I didn't need anyone. I often wore my independence like a shield, but lately my shield has been dropping and something in me has changed.
I cry more now. I tear up at the oddest times: happiness, sadness, injustice, love and empathy - anything at all.
I think what has happened is my heart has gotten bigger. It fits more in but there is more to squeeze out.
I used to see tears as a sign of weakness - now they remind me that I am alive and can feel again.
"When the heart is full the eyes overflow" Yiddish Proverb.
